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Getting drug and alcohol addicts out of their cocoon

Loise Nduta Gathairu, founder of Vifukofuko Residential Recovery Centre, with her family. [Photos: Peter Muiruri/Standard]

Loise Nduta Gathairu, 65 has dedicated her life to help drug addicts get out of the cocoon of addiction, a cause of indiscipline and rebellious to authority among youths, writes PETER MUIRURI

She cuts the image of a caring mother with her warm infectious smile. There is little in her demeanour to reveal the challenging life she has led for the last ten years as she single-handedly struggles to care for victims of drug and substance abuse.

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